RELIABLE POULTRY REMEDrES 



quarters damp and unsanitary. Small, narrow roosts or perches should 

 never be used, since they are almost certain to cause corns, foot-abscesa, 

 bumble foot and cracked hocks. The most satisfactory roosts are made of 

 2 bj' 3 inch stuff with the edges slightly roiinded and set on a two-inch edge. 

 A good cheap creolin disinfectant or lice paint should be used on the roosts 

 and droppings boards two or three times a month. This is an easy means 

 of getting rid of vermin and is conducive to good he,alth. 



The droppings boards phould be smooth, wide and ample and should 

 not be too far below the roosts. They should be cleaned at frequent inter- 

 vals. Daily cleaning is simplest and most satisractory and when persevered 

 in requires much less time and trouble than when the droppings boards are 

 cleaned but once a week or twice a month. After the boards have been 

 scraped, a little fresh earth or sand should be scattered over them. The 

 nests should be cleaned ami nesting material renewed at least once a month 

 in summer as they afford hiding places for vermin. T.hey will not need at- 

 tention more than two or three times during the winter unless fouled by 

 bioken eggs or droppings. Spasmodic attempts at cleaning up at irregular 

 intervals do not accomplish much; it is the man who keeps thinijs clean chat 

 gets results. 



ARTIFICIAL HEATING 



If the breeding and laying house is warmly built there will be no oc- 

 casion for use of artificial heat. Artificial heaf; is out of place, except in the 

 brooder house, apd is liable to do more harm than good since the fowls have 

 no control over the heat and cannot remove their feathers to cool themselves 

 off if it gets too warrn for them. When artificial heat is used the difference 

 in temperature between that of the house and the outside air will often be so 

 great that there is danger of the birds taking cold. Where the large comb 

 varieties are kept, the danger from frostbite may be averted by using a bur- 

 lap or muslin curtain in front of the roosts on cold nights. 



DAMPNESS— "HOUSE SWEATING" 



Crowding on the roosts must always be avoided since it is almost cer- 

 tain to result in sweating and subsequent colds and roup. Provide ample 

 roosting room for your birds and do not at any time allow more fowls in the 

 pen than can be comfortable there. Fowls will not thrive in damp quarters 

 and dampness should never be tolerated. Any vapor from the breath of the 

 fowls that may condense on the walls and ceilings of the house, commonly 

 termed "house sweating," can be overcome by airing the buildings well each 

 day. The length of time for this airing will have to be determined by the 

 condition of the weather, and in this regard the breeder will have to exercise 

 judgment. 



THE YARDS OR RUNS 



The yards or runs should receive good care since foul ground is a source 

 of disease which cannot be overlooked with safety. One reason that be- 



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